The Community Development Programme (CDP) is the Australian Government’s employment and community development programme for people living in remote Australia designed to improve employment outcomes. This is a brief summary of the Community Development Programme evaluation, drawing on the community fieldwork and outcome evaluation reports.

The Community Development Programme (CDP) is an Australian Government employment and community development program serving more than 1,000 remote communities across Australia designed to improve employment outcomes. This evaluation report draws on administrative data to examine participation and employment outcomes over the first two years of the Community Development Programme.

This evaluation report presents community views on the Community Development Programme (CDP) based on surveys with community members, CDP providers and stakeholders across eight remote communities.

This report argues that both schools and industry play a role in ensuring all young people are given learning opportunities that enable them to reach their full potential.

Early labour market experiences are likely to have both immediate and ongoing effects, reducing income and wealth accumulation, and impeding future labour market success for Indigenous youth.